Niklas Fuglestad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niklas Kemp Fuglestad | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 2006 | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viking | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Våganes | |||
| –2021 | Sola | ||
| 2022–2024 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Viking | 21 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Moss (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024 | Norway U18 | 7 | (1) |
| 2025 | Norway U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2025– | Norway U20 | 4 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:53, 16 July 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 December 2025 | |||
Niklas Kemp Fuglestad (born 20 May 2006) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Viking.
Club career
[edit]He grew up in Sola Municipality as a nephew of footballer Erik Fuglestad. As a child, he was offered a move to the academy of Viking FK, but postponed the move to 2022.[1][2]
In early 2024 he signed his first Viking contract, lasting until the end of 2026. At the end of 2024, it was prolonged to the end of 2028, as he was seen as a "sales prospect".[3] He also helped Viking reach the final of the 2024 Norwegian Youth Cup.[4][5]
He made his competitive first-team debut in Eliteserien in July 2024, followed by his first goal in April 2025 in the cup.[6] In the summer of 2025, he was loaned out to Moss FK in the First Division,[7] whom he helped survive the relegation playoff, though he missed in the decisive penalty shootout.[8] Having played four Eliteserien matches in 2025 with Viking before the loan,[6] he was league champion as Viking won the 2025 Eliteserien. He scored his first goal in the Eliteserien on March 21 2026, when he netted a brace against Molde.
International career
[edit]Fuglestad made his international debut for Norway U18 in June 2024.[6] In 2025, he was selected for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship,[9] then for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup back-to-back. As Norway beat Paraguay U20 in the round of 16, Fuglestad scored the winning goal in the 116th minute.[10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Viking | 2024 | Eliteserien | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2[b] | 0 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2026 | Eliteserien | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| Total | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| Moss (loan) | 2025 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2[c] | 1 | 13 | 3 |
| Career total | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 41 | 7 | ||
- ↑ Includes Norwegian Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearances in relegation play-offs
Honours
[edit]Viking
References
[edit]- ↑ "Far og onkel har kjente Viking-navn – nå vil de gå i samme fotspor". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 14 July 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Denne pjokken får trolig Viking-drømmen oppfylt: – Skal løpe sokkene av meg". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 24 October 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Fuglestad fikk ny langtidsavtale". RA Stavanger (in Norwegian). 7 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Fuglestad scoret hat trick da Viking sikret cupfinale". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Stor presentasjon: Dette er Viking-talentene som jakter på cupgull". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 20 November 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Niklas Fuglestad at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ↑ "MFK låner offensivt Viking-talent". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). 15 August 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Rødt kort og tumulter da opprykksdrømmen røk". Sunnmørsposten (in Norwegian). 29 November 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Feiret EM-uttaket med drømmescoring". RA Stavanger (in Norwegian). 26 May 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ "Norges U20-lag skrev historie – til VM-kvartfinale med 1-0 over Paraguay". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 9 October 2025. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ↑ "Viking-talent avgjorde i historisk triumf" (in Norwegian). NRK. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
- ↑ Niklas Fuglestad at Soccerway
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rogaland
- People from Sola, Norway
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Norway men's youth international footballers
- 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup players
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Men's association football full-backs
- Viking FK players
- Moss FK players
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian First Division players